Job Purpose

The Product Management Manager – Solar Inverter will be responsible for defining and executing the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management of solar inverter products (primarily string inverters) across residential, C&I, and utility segments. The role requires close collaboration with engineering, sales, marketing, and service teams to ensure competitive, high-quality, and market-aligned products.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define product vision, roadmap, and portfolio strategy for solar inverter products

• Identify market trends, customer needs, and competitive positioning

• Drive product differentiation (efficiency, features, cost, reliability)

Product Lifecycle Management

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for solar inverters—from concept, NPI, enhancements, and maturity management to phase-out.

• Evaluate product performance, field issues, reliability improvements, and drive corrective actions.

Market Intelligence & Competitive Benchmarking

• Track market trends, competitor portfolios, pricing benchmarks, and regulatory/policy developments.

• Conduct competitive benchmarking, customer requirement analysis, and market intelligence to inform product roadmap decisions.

• Identify technology trends, customer pain points, and emerging opportunities in the C&I and Distributed Energy segments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with R&D, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive NPI, product enhancements, cost optimization, and manufacturing readiness.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Participate in customer meetings, clarifications, and product demonstrations to ensure superior technical value delivery.

Technical Strategy & Documentation

• Define and maintain product specifications, technical documentation, and competitive value propositions.

• Support techno-commercial assessments for new opportunities and business cases.

Key Skills & Competencies

Technical & Functional

• Deep technical acumen in inverter design, operations, and application engineering.

• Strong understanding of inverter topologies, protection systems, communication protocols and system integration

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with NPI processes, reliability engineering, and cost optimization.

Business & Collaboration Skills

• Customer-centric mindset with strong communication skills.

• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

• Strong documentation, presentation, and product marketing capability.

Leadership Competencies

• Stakeholder management across R&D, Supply Chain, Sales, and Quality.

• Ability to drive innovation, manage conflicts, and lead technical discussions.

Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Product performance & reliability improvement metrics.

• On Time Product Launch and Time - to – Market (TTM)

• Strategic initiatives for Market penetration

• Competitive positioning and win-rate in orders.

• Customer satisfaction & field performance feedback.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical / Electronics / Power Engineering (or related technical field).

• 7–12 years of experience in Solar Inverters, with background in Power Electronics and Distributed Energy Systems.

• Experience in product strategy, benchmarking, technical marketing, and cross-functional program management.

• Exposure to customer-facing technical engagements, NPI processes, and product performance management.

• Exposure in hybrid solar or RE system.

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